Umbrella



(N0Mode1.). J. 0. WARREN.

UMBRELLA.

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UNITED ST TES JOHN CALVIN WARREN, OF MENALLEN, PENNSYLVANIA.

UMBRELLA.

SPECIPICATION iorming part of Letters Patent No. 376,693, dated January17, 1888.

Application filed April 27, 1887.

Serial No. 236,330. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN CALVIN WARREN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Menallen, in the county of Adams and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Umbrellas; and I dodeclare the vfollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this 7. specification.

Figurel of the drawings is arepresentation of this invention, and is aside view of a portion of an iirnbrellafi'ame. Fig. 2 is a detail and atop View of the bearing formed on the arm 0. Fig. 3 is a detail, and isan outside view of a portion of the arm 0. Fig. 4 is a detail and a sideview of the top portion or eye I) of the arm 0. Fig. 5 is a side view ofaportion of the arm 0. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the upperring-bearing. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a portion of arm 0.

This invention has relation to umbrellas; and it consists in theconstruction and novel combination of parts, all as hereinafter setforth.

In the accompanying drawings, the letterA designates the stem or staffof the frame, and B the upper ring-bearing for the eyes of the arms 0. I

D is the runner, having the flange E for the lower eyes of the braces F.

The arm 0 is made of steel wire, and its upper end is bent in book formto pass around the bearing a of the ring B, and said hook is thus bentto close its end around said bearing to form an eye, 1), whereby the armisconnected to the upper ring. At the proper distance l'rom'this eye I),which is in the vertical plane, is formed a transverse eye, 0, bybending the arm 0 at this point in loop form, as shown, the eye beingformed on the inside of the arm and the extensions 6 and f of said armbeing brought in line with each other by twisting the wire in formingthe eye. These arms 0 support the cloth of the umbrella. The braces Fare formed at the lower ends with hooks g, which pass around thebearings to one side.

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close to the stem or staff A. ,At their upper 4 ends the braces are bentin hook form, usually from the outside inward, and are connected in thetransverse eyes of the arm 0. These braces are also made of steel wire.

The bearing slot or notch of the upper ring, B, is formed with strongparallel walls 'or edges at the sides of the bearings, as at '0, adaptedto prevent the upper or'vertical eye of the arm G from turning sidewise.Being braced in vertical position by these'walls,the eye holds the armtrue, so that the transverse eye at the middle portion of its length ispresented inwardly for connection withthe upper hook of'the brace F. Thebearings of the runner D are formed with parallel guidewalls, as at c,at the sides of the bearings, to f hold the lower hooks of the braces inoutward planes, so that they will work truly with the transverse eyes ofthe arm 0 andwill not give In this manner is, formed an economical andserviceable umbrella, which can be readily and cheaply constructed andrepaired, and will be found very durable.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is'

-An umbrellaframe consisting of the bearing-ring and the runner-ringhaving the central bearings integral therewith, and forming. theparallel guide-walls extending from the four sides of said bearings, andthe steel-wire arms 0, having books at their upper ends to engage thebearings in the upper ring, and having the integral transversely-benteyes at points intermediate of their length for engaging the npperhooksof the braces Ethelower ends of said braces being hooked'to engage "thecentral integral hearings in the runner, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

J. P. BRENNEMAN, A GEO. M. BRENNEMAN.

JOHN CALVIN WARREN;

